Abuse And Neglect Flashcards

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Facts about family violence

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  • women and children are most vulnerable
  • most common form of absurd is neglect
  • there has been and increase in violence between dating and partners
  • 1 in 4 Americans have been directly affected by family violence
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Why are families violence?

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  • the amount of time families spend together
  • power differentials
  • size of family
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History of abuse facts

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Children were treated a a piece of property

  • Mary Ellen wasp the first recorded child abuse case
  • in 1800 it was common for kids to woke 12 hours a day
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When was child abuse recognized as a problem ?

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In 1960’s

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When did they stablish the child abuse and treatment act ?

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1974

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The most forgotten type of abuse

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Neglect

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Child physical abuse

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Any act to a child that results in a non accidental injury

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How old where the majority of child victims

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0-5

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Physical indicators

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  • loosen teeth
  • human bite marks
  • unexplained abrasions
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Behavioral indicators

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  • easily frightened
  • destructive to self or others
  • poor social relations
  • delinquent behavior
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Child physical abuse behavioral indicators

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  • reporting unbelievable reason for injuries
  • complains of sorenes or moves awkwardly
  • seems afraid to go home
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Detection of abuse

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Location
Repetition of injury
Appareance of injury
Correlation

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Bruises physical clock

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  • 0-5 days : red purple blue
  • 5-7 days : green
  • 7-10 days : yellow
  • 10-14 days : brown
  • 2-4 weeks : clear
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Münchausen syndrome

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A fictions disorder in which an adult seeks medical treatment for fake illnes that the child is suffering for

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Characteristics of adults with Mbp

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  • knowledge in health
  • suffer from personality disorders
  • reported history of child abuse
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Characteristics of abusers

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  • anger control problems
  • depression
  • lack of empathy
  • social isolation
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Behavioral symptoms of abusive parents

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  • not volunteering information about child’s injuries

- being evasive or contradicting

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Tethering , pummeling , spiral fracture, rib fracture gagging , ear injuries, neck injuries , burns

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Common forms of abuse

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Child neglect

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A failure to care for a child’s basic needs

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Physical indicators of neglect

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Poor growth pattern
Constant hunger
Poor hygiene
Lack of supervision

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Abandonment

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Physical desertion of a child

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Behavioral indicators of neglect

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Stealing food
Excessive amount of responsibility
Child remains at home
Falls asleep

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Characteristics of neglectful parents

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Interact less with children
Young parents
Poverty family size and structure

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Long term effects of neglect

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Social attachment issues 
Development delays 
Intellectual ability 
Emotional and behavioral problems 
Physical consequences
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Child neglect prevention issues
Promoting social support | Home visitation programs
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Emotional abuse
Repeated pattern of behavior that conveys to children that they are worthless, unvalued , unloved , and not wanted
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Psychological maltreatment
A group of specific abusive behaviors on the part of adults | Lest common form of abuse
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Categories of child psyc maltreatment
Spurning Terrorizing Exploiting Isolating
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Self destructive form of emotional abuse
``` Obesity Drug addiction Anorexia Alcoholism Child abuse ```
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Effects of psychological abuse
Violent behavior | Self destructive behavior
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Dating violence
Perpetration of physical emotional or threats of abuse or murder by at least one person of an unmarried couple
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Sexual assault
Unwanted sexual behavior
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Stalking
Harassing or following
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Date rape facts
95% of incidents involve alcohol | College campuses are a hot spot
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Warning signs of a rapist
Hostility toward women | Wrong ideas about woman
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Characteristics of an abuser
Someone who makes you feel guilty all the time
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intimate partner violence
Violence and abuse that accurs between adult partners who are at least 18 , sexually intimate, currently or formerly living together
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Psychological abacus
Isolation Verbal dominance Monopolization Humilation
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16- 24 woman are most vulnerable to
Intimate partner violence
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Theories of intimate partner violence
Power, dependency , alcohol ,
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Learned helplessness
Doesn't attempt to scape
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Battered woman syndrome
Victim of abuse by a man
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Traumatic event
Anything that significantly feels threatening
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Hostage stockhold syndrome
The victim begins to praise the abuser
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Blaming of victims
Why didn't she leave ? | What was she wearing?
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Why woman stay
Fear , helplessness , money
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Family violence
Physical/emotional abuse that occurs within the family structure